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97
Citations
37344
World Ranking
1454
National Ranking
560

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Fellow, National Academy of Inventors
  • 2010 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society
  • 2004 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1996 - Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE)

Overview

Jonathan S. Dordick is affiliated with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine, contributing extensively to subfields such as molecular biology, cell biology, infectious diseases, epidemiology, and organic chemistry.

Their research covers a variety of topics including:

  • Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research
  • Glycosylation and glycoproteins research
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 research
  • Carbohydrate chemistry and synthesis
  • Influenza virus research studies
  • Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia and thrombosis
  • Platelet disorders and treatments

Jonathan S. Dordick has published influential papers such as:

  • "Sulfated polysaccharides effectively inhibit SARS-CoV-2 in vitro," 2020, Cell Discovery
  • "Characterization of heparin and severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike glycoprotein binding interactions," 2020, Antiviral Research
  • "Carbonic anhydrase for CO2 capture, conversion and utilization," 2022, Current Opinion in Biotechnology
  • "Accurate clinical toxicity prediction using multi-task deep neural nets and contrastive molecular explanations," 2023, Scientific Reports
  • "Complete biosynthesis of a sulfated chondroitin in Escherichia coli," 2021, Nature Communications

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Robert J. Linhardt (46 coauthored works)
  • Fuming Zhang (39)
  • Ke Xia (14)
  • Peng He (12)
  • Seok-Joon Kwon (11)

Jonathan S. Dordick has regularly published in venues such as:

  • Carbohydrate Polymers (8 publications)
  • UNC Libraries (6)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (5)
  • Scientific Reports (3)
  • Marine Drugs (3)

Recognition for their work includes fellowships from several professional organizations:

  • Fellow, National Academy of Inventors (2014)
  • Fellow of the American Chemical Society (2010)
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (2004)
  • Fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) (1996)

Best Publications

  • Industrial biocatalysis today and tomorrow

    A. Schmid;J. S. Dordick;B. Hauer;A. Kiener

  • Enzymatic catalysis in monophasic organic solvents

    Jonathan S. Dordick

  • Ionic liquid-mediated selective extraction of lignin from wood leading to enhanced enzymatic cellulose hydrolysis

    Sang Hyun Lee;Thomas V. Doherty;Robert J. Linhardt;Jonathan S. Dordick

  • Silica nanoparticle size influences the structure and enzymatic activity of adsorbed lysozyme.

    Alexey A Vertegel;Richard W Siegel;Jonathan S Dordick

  • Structure and function of enzymes adsorbed onto single-walled carbon nanotubes.

    Sandeep S Karajanagi;Alexey A Vertegel;Ravi S Kane;Jonathan S Dordick

  • Polymerization of phenols catalyzed by peroxidase in nonaqueous media

    Jonathan S. Dordick;Michael A. Marletta;Alexander M. Klibanov

  • Radio-wave heating of iron oxide nanoparticles can regulate plasma glucose in mice.

    Sarah A. Stanley;Jennifer E. Gagner;Shadi Damanpour;Mitsukuni Yoshida

  • Organic solvents strip water off enzymes

    Lu Ann S. Gorman;Jonathan S. Dordick

  • Room Temperature Ionic Liquids as Emerging Solvents for the Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass

    Mauricio Mora-Pale;Luciana Meli;Thomas V. Doherty;Robert J. Linhardt

  • Enzymatic catalysis and dynamics in low-water environments.

    Rhett Affleck;Zu-Feng Xu;Valerie Suzawa;Kathleen Focht

  • Protein-assisted solubilization of single-walled carbon nanotubes.

    Sandeep S. Karajanagi;Hoichang Yang;Prashanth Asuri;Edward Sellitto

  • Designing Enzymes for Use in Organic Solvents

    Jonathan S. Dordick

  • Resveratrol Selectively Remodels Soluble Oligomers and Fibrils of Amyloid Aβ into Off-pathway Conformers

    Ali Reza A. Ladiwala;Jason C. Lin;Shyam Sundhar Bale;Anna Marie Marcelino-Cruz

  • Ionic liquid solvent properties as predictors of lignocellulose pretreatment efficacy

    Thomas V. Doherty;Mauricio Mora-Pale;Sage E. Foley;Robert J. Linhardt

  • Three-dimensional cellular microarray for high-throughput toxicology assays.

    Moo Yeal Lee;R. Anand Kumar;Sumitra M. Sukumaran;Michael G. Hogg

  • How do organic solvents affect peroxidase structure and function

    Keungarp Ryu;Jonathan S. Dordick

  • Salts dramatically enhance activity of enzymes suspended in organic solvents

    Yuri L. Khmelnitsky;Stephanie H. Welch;Douglas S. Clark;Jonathan S. Dordick

  • High-throughput cellular microarray platforms: applications in drug discovery, toxicology and stem cell research

    Tiago G. Fernandes;Maria Margarida Diogo;Douglas S. Clark;Jonathan S. Dordick

  • Characterization of heparin and severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike glycoprotein binding interactions.

    So Young Kim;So Young Kim;Weihua Jin;Amika Sood;David W. Montgomery

  • Effect of gold nanoparticle morphology on adsorbed protein structure and function.

    Jennifer E. Gagner;Marimar D. Lopez;Jonathan S. Dordick;Richard W. Siegel

  • Hydration of Enzyme in Nonaqueous Media Is Consistent with Solvent Dependence of Its Activity

    Lu Yang;Jonathan S. Dordick;Shekhar Garde

  • Industrial Biocatalysis Today and Tomorrow

    A. Schmid;J. S. Dordick;B. Hauer;A. Kieners

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert J. Linhardt
Robert J. Linhardt Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Douglas S. Clark
Douglas S. Clark University of California, Berkeley
Ravi S. Kane
Ravi S. Kane Georgia Institute of Technology
Fuming Zhang
Fuming Zhang Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Jungbae Kim
Jungbae Kim Korea University
Richard W. Siegel
Richard W. Siegel Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Mattheos A. G. Koffas
Mattheos A. G. Koffas Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Ping Wang
Ping Wang University of Minnesota
Maria H. Gil
Maria H. Gil University of Coimbra

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